EDITORIALS

The latest editorials from local and syndicated columnists

We are hearty New Englanders.We expect long, cold winters with snow and ice and even the occasional blizzard.We can take it.We brush our cars off, dig ourselves out and drive on to work or school.Four inches of snowfall doesn’t bring our government to a standstill as it does in places like Georgia or Alabama.But more than 102 inches piling up in less than a month is something else.And it’s something that’s been extraordinarily...

The debate over same-sex marriage begins and ends with the question of whether it is a matter of equal rights and therefore protected under the Constitution. The Constitution applies in every state, which is why it’s appropriate to...

It was a small moment but it mattered.And it did not go unnoticed.On the night of Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Bridgewater Town Council split 5-2 in favor of approving contracts with three of the town’s five unions - with councilors Bill...

As Bridgewater State University president Dana Mohler-Faria prepares for retirement after 23 years at the school, one must consider his legacy.He won’t be remembered for turning Bridgewater State from a college to a...